u8 request_type = (read ? USB_DIR_IN : USB_DIR_OUT) | USB_TYPE_VENDOR;
        u8 wAddress = B2C2_FLEX_PCIOFFSET_TO_INTERNALADDR(wRegOffsPCI) |
                (read ? 0x80 : 0);
+       int ret;
+
+       mutex_lock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
+       if (!read)
+               memcpy(fc_usb->data, val, sizeof(*val));
 
-       int len = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev,
+       ret = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev,
                        read ? B2C2_USB_CTRL_PIPE_IN : B2C2_USB_CTRL_PIPE_OUT,
                        request,
                        request_type, /* 0xc0 read or 0x40 write */
                        wAddress,
                        0,
-                       val,
+                       fc_usb->data,
                        sizeof(u32),
                        B2C2_WAIT_FOR_OPERATION_RDW * HZ);
 
-       if (len != sizeof(u32)) {
+       if (ret != sizeof(u32)) {
                err("error while %s dword from %d (%d).", read ? "reading" :
                                "writing", wAddress, wRegOffsPCI);
-               return -EIO;
+               if (ret >= 0)
+                       ret = -EIO;
        }
-       return 0;
+
+       if (read && ret >= 0)
+               memcpy(val, fc_usb->data, sizeof(*val));
+       mutex_unlock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 /*
  * DKT 010817 - add support for V8 memory read/write and flash update
 {
        u8 request_type = USB_TYPE_VENDOR;
        u16 wIndex;
-       int nWaitTime, pipe, len;
+       int nWaitTime, pipe, ret;
        wIndex = page << 8;
 
+       if (buflen > sizeof(fc_usb->data)) {
+               err("Buffer size bigger than max URB control message\n");
+               return -EIO;
+       }
+
        switch (req) {
        case B2C2_USB_READ_V8_MEM:
                nWaitTime = B2C2_WAIT_FOR_OPERATION_V8READ;
        deb_v8("v8mem: %02x %02x %04x %04x, len: %d\n", request_type, req,
                        wAddress, wIndex, buflen);
 
-       len = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev, pipe,
+       mutex_lock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
+
+       if ((request_type & USB_ENDPOINT_DIR_MASK) == USB_DIR_OUT)
+               memcpy(fc_usb->data, pbBuffer, buflen);
+
+       ret = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev, pipe,
                        req,
                        request_type,
                        wAddress,
                        wIndex,
-                       pbBuffer,
+                       fc_usb->data,
                        buflen,
                        nWaitTime * HZ);
+       if (ret != buflen)
+               ret = -EIO;
+
+       if (ret >= 0) {
+               ret = 0;
+               if ((request_type & USB_ENDPOINT_DIR_MASK) == USB_DIR_IN)
+                       memcpy(pbBuffer, fc_usb->data, buflen);
+       }
 
-       debug_dump(pbBuffer, len, deb_v8);
-       return len == buflen ? 0 : -EIO;
+       mutex_unlock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
+
+       debug_dump(pbBuffer, ret, deb_v8);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 #define bytes_left_to_read_on_page(paddr,buflen) \
                fc->dvb_adapter.proposed_mac, 6);
 }
 
-#if 0
-static int flexcop_usb_utility_req(struct flexcop_usb *fc_usb, int set,
-               flexcop_usb_utility_function_t func, u8 extra, u16 wIndex,
-               u16 buflen, u8 *pvBuffer)
-{
-       u16 wValue;
-       u8 request_type = (set ? USB_DIR_OUT : USB_DIR_IN) | USB_TYPE_VENDOR;
-       int nWaitTime = 2,
-           pipe = set ? B2C2_USB_CTRL_PIPE_OUT : B2C2_USB_CTRL_PIPE_IN, len;
-       wValue = (func << 8) | extra;
-
-       len = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev,pipe,
-                       B2C2_USB_UTILITY,
-                       request_type,
-                       wValue,
-                       wIndex,
-                       pvBuffer,
-                       buflen,
-                       nWaitTime * HZ);
-       return len == buflen ? 0 : -EIO;
-}
-#endif
-
 /* usb i2c stuff */
 static int flexcop_usb_i2c_req(struct flexcop_i2c_adapter *i2c,
                flexcop_usb_request_t req, flexcop_usb_i2c_function_t func,
 {
        struct flexcop_usb *fc_usb = i2c->fc->bus_specific;
        u16 wValue, wIndex;
-       int nWaitTime,pipe,len;
+       int nWaitTime, pipe, ret;
        u8 request_type = USB_TYPE_VENDOR;
 
+       if (buflen > sizeof(fc_usb->data)) {
+               err("Buffer size bigger than max URB control message\n");
+               return -EIO;
+       }
+
        switch (func) {
        case USB_FUNC_I2C_WRITE:
        case USB_FUNC_I2C_MULTIWRITE:
                        wValue & 0xff, wValue >> 8,
                        wIndex & 0xff, wIndex >> 8);
 
-       len = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev,pipe,
+       mutex_lock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
+
+       if ((request_type & USB_ENDPOINT_DIR_MASK) == USB_DIR_OUT)
+               memcpy(fc_usb->data, buf, buflen);
+
+       ret = usb_control_msg(fc_usb->udev, pipe,
                        req,
                        request_type,
                        wValue,
                        wIndex,
-                       buf,
+                       fc_usb->data,
                        buflen,
                        nWaitTime * HZ);
-       return len == buflen ? 0 : -EREMOTEIO;
+
+       if (ret != buflen)
+               ret = -EIO;
+
+       if (ret >= 0) {
+               ret = 0;
+               if ((request_type & USB_ENDPOINT_DIR_MASK) == USB_DIR_IN)
+                       memcpy(buf, fc_usb->data, buflen);
+       }
+
+       mutex_unlock(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /* actual bus specific access functions,
        /* general flexcop init */
        fc_usb = fc->bus_specific;
        fc_usb->fc_dev = fc;
+       mutex_init(&fc_usb->data_mutex);
 
        fc->read_ibi_reg  = flexcop_usb_read_ibi_reg;
        fc->write_ibi_reg = flexcop_usb_write_ibi_reg;